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Long-time peace educator Colman McCarthy joins us to talk about bullying and violence in schools and why teaching children about peace is vital.

Diabetes has become a global epidemic, with more than 200 million people estimated to be suffering from the disease around the world. We discuss the factors have led to the growth of diabetes, and what can be done to prevent the disease from spreading.

Second time is the charm for Republican state Senator Abel Maldonado. After months of delays, the state Senate finally confirmed Maldonado to fill the vacant post of lieutenant governor for the remainder of the year. We speak to John Myers about the politics behind Maldonado's nomination, and about the latest news on the governor's race.

A Senate panel on Tuesday holds the first hearing into the April 5 explosion that killed 29 miners in a West Virginia coal mine. Questions have surfaced over whether the Mine Safety and Health Administration needs to make better use of its regulatory powers.

An unusually large number of high school seniors this year are still waiting to find out where they're going this fall, because colleges have put more of them on wait lists. The University of California system, for example, is using a wait list for the first time ever this year.

In The War Lovers, Evan Thomas tells the story of how a few men, led by future President Theodore Roosevelt, helped to provoke in the American public a fervor for combat that led to the 1898 Spanish-American War.

California public schools are now required to lift educational barriers affecting the children of military families. Hundreds of military and school officials in San Diego County attended a forum on Monday to talk about putting the change into practice.

Climate-change legislation has suffered a major setback in the Senate, with its key GOP supporter backing away. Even if it can be revived, it won't contain the centerpiece idea of the House-passed bill: a proposal to use free market techniques to reduce carbon emissions.

SANDAG will hold a series of workshops in late April and early May to gather public input as the agency works on a draft of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, a document that sets the course for how the region's transportation network will connect to homes, jobs, and schools in the coming decades. Is the region on track to reduce greenhouse gas levels in line with the requirements set by the California Air Resources Board?

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced what he's calling a "sea change" in transportation policy: He wants to make biking as important as driving.